PLAN Aircraft Carrier programme...(Closed)

[asif iqbal]

What's latest on 001A looking forward to more pictures

 

[Jeff Head]

Gotta be honest. I did not see a heavy sea state. the deck is not pitching up and down.

Agreed 100%.

And when the Old Sea Dog, Popeye speaks...he does from mucho experience on carrier decks and knows EXACTLY whereof he speaks!

 

[joshuatree]

These ships should last 40-50 years, so it would be best to design them to still be useful and relevant that long down the line.

If the two STOBARs became carriers strictly for UAVs, does it negate the need to convert them as some decent weight reduction due to lack of pilot(s) and associated gear will offset weight restriction that comes along with a ski-jump ramp?

 

[plawolf]

A look at flight ops on the Liaoning. There is a shot of taking off in rough seas (1:35) but not landing. I see air-air missiles loaded but I don't recall seeing a takeoff loaded with bombs. I would guess the lack of an organic tanker aircraft prevents swapping fuel weight for bomb load.

Anyone else see the Easter egg?

At 1.36 onwards, you can see the periscopes of the escort sub on the top right of the shot, just beyond the ski jump.

 

[damitch300]

What is that white stuff?
Emergency surface sub? haha

 

[Hyperwarp]

What is that white stuff?
Emergency surface sub? haha
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Think it just a blurry shot of a surface vessel. Frigate, Destroyer, LPD, etc.

 

[Engineer]

Anyone else see the Easter egg?

At 1.36 onwards, you can see the periscopes of the escort sub on the top right of the shot, just beyond the ski jump.

What you saw are the meteorological stations. There is a metal truss that come off the starboard bow, and at the tip of that truss are two meteorological stations.

 

[no_name]

What is that white stuff?
Emergency surface sub? haha
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That is likely that cruise ship that always parks next to Liaoning in Dalian.

 

[A.Man]

As of Feb.26

 

[damitch300]

I cant really see wich block this is.
How much to go till her buttocks?